Dominions To Share Empire's Defense Plans
Dominion leaders at the imperial conference pledge full cooperation with Britain’s arms program while reserving judgment in war. Britain proposes air bases in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and possibly Canada’s Pacific coast to project strength in the Pacific and protect interests in China and Japan.
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Dominions
London
Britain
Mackenzie King
Canada
International
Stanley Baldwin
Anthony Eden
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Pacific
China
Admiralty
Orient
Japan
Merrill And Lambie Conquer Ocean Flight All In Day's Work
Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie completed a two way trans Atlantic flight in the Daily Express tying a new air transport milestone. Merrill said the trip was all in the days work and emphasized instrument flying and cloud cover while Lambie praised the plane and noted ample sandwiches and talk about sighting land.
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International News Service
New York
Dick Merrill
Jack Lambie
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Fla
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Daily Express
London
Three States In Race To Secure Admitted Slayer
Lester Brockelhurst 23 confesses to murders in Illinois Arkansas and Texas during robberies. Police say his accomplice Bernice Felton a former Sunday school teacher sits in Dutchess County jail awaiting Monday hearing. Victims include an Illinois tailor a Texas tavern owner and Victor Gates of Little Rock Arkansas.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Lester Brockelhurst
Brockelhurst
Illinois
Arkansas
Texas
Bernice Felton
Dutchess County
Victor Gates
Little Rock
Apple blossom festival paints Lawrence County in full bloom
Lawrence County apple orchards are in full bloom and observers expect a strong fruit yield barring adverse weather. In New Castle frost earlier this morning left light damage unlikely to occur. Downtown shoppers watched street activity including autos and “house on wheel” displays while crews remove debris from the St. Cloud fire, as operations pause.
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Lawrence County
St. Cloud
Daily Weather Report Summary Urges Caution
Daily weather report for U. S. area shows a 24 hour period ending 9 am with a maximum of 60 and minimum of 43, precipitation 0.19 inches, river stage 5.9 feet. Figures from the same date last year list a minimum of 32 and no precipitation.
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U. 8S
Demands For Recognition By Republic Co
SWOC demands Republic Steel recognize it as bargaining agent for all employees in Youngstown Ohio after a meeting led by Robert Burke. About 500 workers voted unanimously to strike if a complete contract is not granted, expanding from representing only SWOC members.
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International News Service
Youngstown, O
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Republic Steel Corporation
Robert Burke
SWOC
Burke
Agreement Ends Threatened Rail Strike Under Roosevelt Plan
A three man emergency board facilitated an accord between union leaders and nine railroads ending a looming strike that would have halted eastern rail traffic. The settlement grants slight wage increases to marine freight handlers and sends union jurisdiction disputes to the AFL executive council.
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International News Service
New York
Roosevelt
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Weather Outlook For Coming Week
North and Middle Atlantic States expect showers Monday and Monday night and again by Wednesday night or Thursday with generally fair conditions otherwise. Cooler Tuesday, warmer by Wednesday night, cooler Friday. Ohio Valley and Tennessee have showers Monday and midweek, cooler Monday, warmer Wednesday, cooler Thursday night and warmer Saturday.
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International News Service
Washington
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Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Auto Plunges Into Cuyahoga River
Two unidentified men drowned when their car sped down a steep grade and plunged into the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland. Ferry operator John Gunderson reported the vehicle did not attempt to turn at the end and went into the water.
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International News Service
Cleveland
Cuyahoga River
John Gunderson
Viscount Snowden Dies In England
London May 15 Viscount Snowden of Ickornshaw Britain's first Laborite chancellor of the exchequer in 1924 died suddenly at his Surrey home of a heart attack at age 73. Known as a frail invalid of mighty spirit he rose from humble origins to high office and the peerage.
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London
Viscount Snowden
Ickornshaw
Britain
Surrey
Lord Snowden
Duke And Wally To Wed In June
In Monts France May 15 it was learned Mrs Wallis Simpson will marry the Duke of Windsor in the first week of June The exact date to be fixed by tomorrow and announced next week After the ceremony the couple will depart for Wasserleonburg Castle in Austria which is leased from June 1 onward
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Duke of Windsor
Wallis Simpson
Life Tenure Debate Targets Federal Judges
Senate judiciary committee considers a constitutional amendment to end life tenure for federal district judges as part of a broader reform linked to President Roosevelts Supreme Court plan. Action may be postponed pending the high court proposal, amid dissatisfaction with judicial conduct and impeachment history.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Senate
Body Of Boy Found In River Near Grays Ferry
The body of 7 year old John S Tighe missing since Sunday was recovered by police today from the Schuylkill river near Grays Ferry ending five days of fruitless grappling by harbor patrolmen. James Brady 9 admitted pushing the boy into the river and said he wants to leave his detention.
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John S. Tighe
Schuylkill River
Grays Ferry
James Brady
Tighe
Miss Hartland Chosen Queen for May 25 Coronation
Janet M. Hartland, daughter of County Treasurer Joseph H. Hartland, will preside as queen at the outdoor coronation gala at Taggart Stadium on Tuesday May 25. Senior high students and Ben Franklin and George Washington junior highs will perform under floodlights. Proceeds will fund band uniforms and junior high instruments. Richard E. Rentz heads arrangements with committees.
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Joseph H. Hartland
East Boyles Avenue
Taggart Stadium
Miss Hartland
Ben Franklin
George Washington
Richard E. Rentz
St Louis Hotel Employes Strike Across City
Union workers at twenty nine leading St Louis hotels walked out at 5 a m demanding higher wages union recognition and a closed shop. They are members of the American Federation of Labor and voted for the walkout at a meeting last night.
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ST. Louis
American Federation of Labor
Al Smith Sails On First Trans Atlantic Voyage
New York May 15 Al Smith tipped his brown derby farewell to New York as he sailed aboard the Conte Di Savoia with Mrs Smith and friends on his first trans Atlantic voyage.
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New York
al Smith
Conte di Savoia
Start Grading New Plant Site at West Pittsburg
L. B. Round, vice president and general manager of the Pennsylvania Power Company, announced that grading has begun on the site for the West Pittsburg plant. About 15 men are currently employed at the site.
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L. B. Round
Pennsylvania Power Company
West Pittsburg
Hindenburg Toll Rises to 36 with New Fatality
The Hindenburg disaster claimed its 36th victim today in Lakewood New Jersey as Otto Ernst a 60 year old cotton broker from Hamburg Germany died of burns at Paul Kimball hospital. His wife, also aboard, suffered burns but is less seriously hurt.
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International News Service
Lakewood
N. J
Otto Ernst
Hamburg
Germany
Paul Kimball
Permit Issued for Moravia Street Plant Construction
Building permit issued to contractor Louis Havg for a concrete and steel building and a frame office building at 721 Moravia Street. The project, to cost about $10,000, will house Standard Slag Company for manufacturing amisiete and for office use.
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Louis Havg
Moravia Street
Amisiete
Standard Slag Company
Ex-Congressman Cassaway Dies At Home In Oklahoma
P. L. Gassaway, former Oklahoma cowboy congressman, died suddenly this morning at his Coalgate home. The 61 year old was known for his years in the House and his ties to local cattle industry. His passing leaves a chapter closed in Oklahoma politics.
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International News Service
Coalgate
Okla
P. L. Gassaway
Oklahoma
Roosevelt mulls law to curb labor power abuses
President Roosevelt weighs legislation to impose legal responsibility on labor to prevent abuse of its broad power. The plan could join a broader NRA substitute package or anti trust amendments and would require labor to honor contracts through collective bargaining. Two messages are planned outlining power policy and a wage hour proposal linked to Wagner Act obligations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
TVA
Supreme Court
SWOC Adopts Plan After Steel Strike Settlements
Pittsburgh May 15 SWOC executive committee approves program to pressure four major independents Bethlehem Steel Republic Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Crucible Steel to sign CIO contracts. Elections under the Wagner act set for J and L Pittsburgh Steel pending. Aliquippa confrontations noted with pickets and anti SWOC sentiment.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Aliquippa
Pittsburgh Steel Company
Monessen
Allenport
Philip Murray
SWOC
Operaves
John L. Lewis
Pittsburgh Steel
Murray
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Crucible Steel
State Commission Studies Edenburg Damage Claims
The Public Utility Commission studied claims totaling 36,500 for property damages from abolishing a grade crossing on State highway route 444 in Mahoning township Lawrence county. The crossing over multiple railroad tracks was replaced by a viaduct.
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International News Service
Harrisburg
The
Public Utility Commission Today
Mahoning Township
Lawrence County
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Youngstown and Ashtabula Railway Company
New Castle and Lowell Railway Company
Death Record for Three Local Women
Mrs. Mary McNickle Hutchinson aged 88 of 308 North Beaver Street is listed with others. Also noted are Mrs. Frank Galassi 45 of 1801 Hamilton Street and Mrs. Ruth Gatts 45 of 809 West Washington Street in the death record.
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Beaver Street
Frank Galassi
Hamilton Street
Ruth Gatts
West Washington Street
Five Killed As Train Hits Auto Near Milton Vermont
A Washington to Montreal express struck a Milton automobile at a grade crossing two miles south of Milton. Five people died: John C. Vasseur 37 Earl Puller 14 Rena Larochelle 11 Howard 13 and Earl Murray 8 all Milton residents. The wreckage was dragged 1200 feet on the cow catcher and the victims were thrown from the car.
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International News Service
Milton
Montreal
Here
John C. Vasseur
Earl Puller
Rena Larochelle
Howard
Earl Murray
Five To Y M C A Board Re-named In New Castle
Five present members of the New Castle Young Men s Christian Association were re elected to the board for three more years in an election at the regular May meeting. Renamed were George E Lyon Ross H Kirkpatrick Thomas H Hartman Dr E F Henderson and B H Kannenberg The board discussed Camp Fred L Rentz improvements on Slippery Rock creek after the camp committee led by W J Offutt submitted recommendations Minor improvements at the local building were also considered.
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New Castle
W. J. Offutt
Reduction in W P A forces forecast by committee
Washington May 15 The house appropriations committee forecasts a 27 percent reduction in WPA work relief rolls next year while formally recommending the 1.5 billion dollar bill requested by President Roosevelt The bill for 1 500 000 000 is set for house consideration next Thursday
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International News Service
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
House
Threatened Bread Shortage Averted
Pittsburgh May 15. Wholesale bakery truck drivers end weekend strike and agree to return to work pending negotiations to settle grievances against 21 large bakeries.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Attempt on Life of Rebel Leader Franco Reported
London reports say an attempt was made on Generalissimo Francisco Franco leader of the Spanish rebellion. Diplomatic quarters received reliable information with censorship imposed to prevent leakage. It was uncertain if Franco was wounded but believed to have escaped injury with initial reports pointing to Salamanca.
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London
Grate Fire at Mercer Street Offices Causes Alarm
Firemen responded to 208 North Mercer Street at 12 05 PM after noon when paper placed in a grate caught fire. No damage to the building or contents was reported.
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Mercer Street
Rainy Days and July Plans in Arthur Mometer Verse
A playful verse notes rain changing plans and lawn care while urging patience for July sun. It mentions onion beds and a picnic folded away, with a casual forecast of 64 degrees today and rain to come later.
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